Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok 3 offers 815.7K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. MiniMax M2.1 is $16.70 cheaper per million tokens. Grok 3 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 3, released by xAI in February 2025, is a large language model trained on xAI's Colossus supercluster with substantially increased compute over previous generations. It features a 1M token context window, RL-enhanced Think mode for extended reasoning, and demonstrated strong results on mathematics, coding, and scientific benchmarks. Grok 3 targets complex reasoning, real-time information tasks via X platform integration, and agentic workflows via the xAI API.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
10 months newer

Grok 3
xAI
2025-02-17
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Grok 3
MiniMax M2.1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
Grok 3
xAI
MiniMax M2.1
Grok 3
MiniMax M2.1
Grok 3
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax